The BMW V12 LMR was entered in Sports car racing from 1998 to 2000. GTP sports cars racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1991 Sportscar racing is a form of circuit racing, with cars that have two seats and enclosed wheel wells. ...

The car mainly served the purpose of preparing the cooperation between BMW and Williams F1 (where the roadster was built). The BMW_M70#S70B56 V12 of the McLaren F1 was used, limited to less than 600hp by the rules. In 1998, the BMW V12 LMP sports cars suffered wheel bearing troubles at 24 Hours of Le Mans and were withdrawn. BMW AG (an acronym for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or in English, Bavarian Motor Works), is a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. ... Ralf Schumacher driving for the WilliamsF1 team at the 2003 United States Grand Prix WilliamsF1, formerly Williams Grand Prix Engineering, is a Formula One racing team formed and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. ... The BMW M70 is a V12 piston engine. ... The McLaren F1 is a supercar engineered and produced by McLaren Cars, a British company subsidiary of the McLaren Group that, among others, owns the McLaren Mercedes Formula One team. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The cars were improved over the winter, with a new single hoop rollbar that was copied by others, eg. the Audi R8 in 2000, and called LMR. The Audi R8 was introduced in 1999 as the sports car racing versions Audi R8R (roadster) and Audi R8C (coupé). The 2000 and later version Audi R8 was very successful, winning many races and championships until it was retired after the 2005 season. ...

In 1999, run by Schnitzer Motorsport, the LMR won the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Joachim Winkelhock. Due to different rules, the roadster was not the fastest car over a single lap, but it had lower fuel consumption and higher reliability compared to the Mercedes-Benz CLR and Toyota GT-One coupés. Schnitzer Motorsport is a successful Motorsport Team based in Freilassing near Munich, Germany It was founded in 1967 by the brothers Josef and Herbert Schnitzer, born in 1939 and 1941. ... The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race held at Sebring Raceway, a former Air Force base in Sebring, Florida. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Joachim Winkelhock (born 24 October 1960), a German motor racing driver. ... The Mercedes-Benz CLR was a Le Mans Prototype racing car created for the 1999 race. ... The Toyota GT-One, also known as the TS020, was raced in the 1998 and the 1999 Le Mans by Toyota in the GTP category (known as GT1 prior to 1999). ...

Also, the 1970s tradition of "BMW Art Cars" of Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and others was revived, with artist Jenny Holzer covering a car with quotes from her 'Truisms and Survival' works e.g. "Protect me from what I want" or "You are so complex you don't respond to danger". An art car is a vehicle that has its appearance modified as an act of personal artistic expression. ... Andy Warhol, photographed by Helmut Newton. ... House I, created by Lichtenstein in 1996, is designed to be an optical illusion. ... The third phase of Holzers For the City, projected on the Fifth Avenue side of the New York Public Library, October 6-9, 2005. ...

BMW continued to use the LMRs in the American Le Mans Series and the 1000km Nürburgring in the season 2000, with JJ Lehto and others. The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) is a series of automobile races, founded in 1999 by Don Panoz, and sanctioned by IMSA. The American Le Mans Series utilizes the rules and regulations of the Automobile Club de LOuest, which organizes the world famous 24 Hours of Le Mans, to... The ADAC 1000km Nürburgring is a Endurance racing and Sports car racing events on the Nürburgring in Germany, organized by ADAC since 1953. ... Jyrki Järvilehto, (born January 31, 1966) a. ...

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